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It is a very cool surf spot. The vibes in the water are really nice... peace & love pretty much.
But here is the bad part of it, the pollution, lots of bacterias in the water so if you have some pizzas on your body, don't surf there unless you want to get infected (don't do like me!) Also there are lots of homeless people so bring a couple of quarters...

Atmosphere:
In front of the spot, there is the famous Bicknell Hill to bomb after your surfin' session (if you have watched the documentary "dogtown and z-boys" you will understand what i'm talking about). You can cruise on the boardwalk but the week end it's very crowded. There is a hard core surf shop on main street called Horizons West Surf Shop ( the oldest hardcore surf shop in Santa Monica... est. 1977) There is of course the Santa Monica pier for amusement and stuffs, the 3rd st. promenade for the little shops (recently opened a rip curl surf shop) and the street performers. If you go a little south there is the famous venice beach, why the hell did they destroy the pavillion ??!! And also, since Santa Monica-Venice Beach is actually dogtown, don't be surprised to find lots of dogtown stickers on signs or in the local surf shops some surfboards with a pacific ocean park pier design on it, you can see in this area that the 60'-70's surf scene is still present ( well that's my opinion).

Additional Info:
Good peaky waves but closes out with larger swells. Better sandbars after heavy rains. The water is polluted. It is the easiest spot to park in the area because there is a big parking lot just in front of it. If you want some good waves you've got to come from around 6.30AM to 10AM.

Location

Access

It's pretty easy, from los angeles, take pico blvd and when it ends on main st, that's where the surf spot is. It is South of the Santa Monica Pier ( if you don't know where Santa Monica is, get a L.A. map )

Wave Characteristics

Ideal Conditions

Crowd

Dangers

Pollution

Videos

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